Gold bullion may well be the perfect investment at the moment. Demand for gold far outstrips supply and the way things are looking, it's going to continue that way for a long time to come. Acquiring gold bars is the perfect way to hedge against the uncertainty of the future and to bulletproof your portfolio. The value of any unit of wealth depends on the confidence people have in it. Unlike many paper currencies, people's confidence in gold is high and set to increase which makes it the ideal asset to acquire and hold. Meanwhile the supply of gold is limited and the cost of extraction is getting higher. No new cheap supplies are likely to appear anytime soon.

To better understand the world gold situation, let's look at the world demand for gold and see who relies on the yellow metal. The fact is that gold is not just a valuable metal to be bought and kept in vaults or crafted into jewellery. Its special properties make it a key component in many medical and technological processes and systems. Its growing importance in the latter means a continuing demand for the future.